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Adolfo Suárez

1932 - 2014

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Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeθ]; 25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. When Spain was still an autocratic regime, he was appointed prime minister by King Juan Carlos in 1976, hoping that his government could bring about democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolfo Suárez has received more than 617,419 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Adolfo Suárez is the 2,207th most popular politician (down from 2,017th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Spain (down from 185th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Spanish Politician.

Adolfo Suárez is most famous for being the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain. He was also a lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Adolfo Suárez ranks 2,207 out of 19,576. Before him are Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Aeschines, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Seleucus II Callinicus, and Amenemhat IV. After him are Wen Jiabao, Bernardo O'Higgins, Sher Shah Suri, Aemilianus, Kuchlug, and Frederick III of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Adolfo Suárez ranks 35. Before him are Gerhard Richter, Houari Boumédiène, Ellen Burstyn, Melvin Schwartz, Michel Legrand, and Sirikit. After him are Ryszard Kapuściński, Raisa Gorbacheva, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Zito, Donald Rumsfeld, and Valentino. Among people deceased in 2014, Adolfo Suárez ranks 31. Before him are Richard Attenborough, H. R. Giger, Harold Ramis, Richard Kiel, Gary Becker, and Martin Lewis Perl. After him are Lorin Maazel, Jack Brabham, Masaru Emoto, Maya Angelou, Daniel Keyes, and Dobrica Ćosić.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Adolfo Suárez ranks 190 out of 3,355. Before him are John I of Castile (1358), Carmen Amaya (1913), Kane (1967), Abd al-Rahman II (788), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), and Elizabeth of Portugal (1271). After him are Francisco Suárez (1548), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Adolfo Suárez ranks 65. Before him are Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Peter II of Aragon (1174), John I of Castile (1358), Abd al-Rahman II (788), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), and Elizabeth of Portugal (1271). After him are Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Amaro Pargo (1678), and Eleanor of Toledo (1522).

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